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Add IP range to nftables

Occasionally I get bots from a subnet attempting brute force attacks. I like to block the complete range of IP addresses

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Convert WAV files to CAF for iOS and tvOS

Apple’s native container for uncompressed or compressed audio, used in iOS and tvOS games

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Check which Ciphers an endpoint supports

I have an app in the macOS App Store WebDAV Nav Server that serves a local file share as WebDAV on the local LAN. To improve security I needed to audit what current ciphers the server would support.

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SVG Path Breaker

Simple web based SVG dashed stroke converter.

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Create a quick macOS icns file from a single source image

Sometimes you need to quickly create a usable ICNS file to deploy a macOS application.

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Unblock an IP address in Fail2Ban

Sometimes an IP gets mistakenly blocked in Fail2Ban, and needs to be unblocked

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Decoding a protobuf response without a .proto file

If you have access to a raw protobuf response and you don't know the .proto definition you can still attempt to dump the response into a structured format.

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Calculating Dots for ZPL label layout

Raw ZPL label documents require layout using dots that vary depending on label dimensions and printer resolution

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Add Swap to a Linux system with limited RAM

Linux systems with low RAM are prone to have issues as available RAM is depleted

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Access files on LAN connected devices easily

Sometimes you need to access files on a local embedded device without configuring full file sharing.

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